The Mariposa Public Utility District (MPUD) was established in
1947. The District provides water, wastewater and fire protection
services to the town of Mariposa. The District currently has 722
service connections and is approximately 873 acres in size. Policy
is established by a Board of Directors which consists of five members
elected at large.

Directors meet
at 6:30 PM on the first Tuesday of every month at the MPUD office on 7th Street. The public is always
welcome to attend the Board meetings.

MPUD primary facilities include:

0.610 million gallon per day wastewater treatment facility

1 million gallons per day surface water treatment facility

Stockton Creek Reservoir

Saxon Creek water project (Merced River)

Three fire engines including one ladder truck

Fire Station located at 5273 Hwy. 49 North

Office and Fire station at 4992 Seventh Street

State certified (ELAP) water quality laboratory for wastewater
and bacteriological analysis

Mariposa Public Utility District has seven full-time employees, including General Manager, Operations Supervisor, Office Manager, four water and wastewater system certified operators and two operators in training. The General Manager and Operations Supervisor are certified as "Chief Plant Operators" for the water and wastewater systems. The Fire Department operations staff is all paid call/volunteers.